Sunday, July 19, 2015

Take some hot chicks who also shoot
a pretty decent game of pool, make a reality show about them and it would seem
you have a recipe for a hit show, at least a cult classic, and a show that
could give the grand old game of pocket billiards a much needed shot in the arm. But, then you add
some representatives of the male gender, representatives whose behavior should
not be condoned in any pool room and certainly should not be broadcast on
television where it might influence the behavior of people just getting into
the game. Loud mouths, bullshitters and whiners who make unsportsmanlike conduct,
sharking and downright cheating an everyday part of their games - that's just what
we need more of. Knowing the popularity of the show among local pool players, I
know it's only a matter of time before these yahoos start mimicking Gary, Ross
and Finn. Oy vey!

Is this really doing the game of
pool any good? I don't think so.

The only participants who manage to
escape Season 1 with their honor in tact are Jennifer Barretta, Mike Dechaine and,
though up to now she's played only a minor role in the show, Yomaylin Sanchez.

Amusingly,
the season finale ended with Emily Duddy proclaiming that maybe now the other
players would start taking her seriously. Why, because she won a couple matches
after being spotted 5 games on the wire, plus the five ball? Sorry, maybe not that
seriously, yet.